Weight Management

This Weight Management Program is available only to enrollees in the Certificated Employee Health Plan who qualify.

Overweight and obesity are both labels for weight ranges greater than what’s generally considered healthy for a given height. Overweight and obesity have shown to increase the likelihood of health problems such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.

The Weight Management Program, offered through the MNPS Health Care Centers, provides personalized help for people who want to lose weight.

Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the Weight Management Program, you must:

• Be enrolled in the MNPS Certificated Employee Health Plan (also called the teachers health plan)
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25
• Be at least age 18

Benefits

The program will reimburse 50% of the cost of membership fees at an approved fitness program/facility (see list below), up to $1,650 lifetime reimbursement per person. Retrospective reimbursement is limited to 3 months prior to follow-up visit. The program does not include or cover weight loss medications.

Benefits end if your Certificated Employee Health Plan coverage ends.

Requirements

Participants must:

• Schedule an initial no-cost health coaching appointment with either an MNPS or Cigna health coach
• Have a follow-up appointment with the coach approximately 3 months after the initial appointment
• Send approved gym receipts to Laura Vanderpool (laura.e.vanderpool@vumc.org) after follow-up coaching appointment
• Continue meeting with your coach every 3 months and submitting receipts until you reach the lifetime maximum reimbursement of $1,650.

Reimbursement

Reimbursement requests are submitted to Cigna quarterly (in March, June, September and December) on the last business day of the quarter. You should receive reimbursement in the mail within four weeks of this request.

For More Information

To learn more, contact Laura Vanderpool at 615-875-1966 or laura.e.vanderpool@vumc.org.